Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-19
The BEACON STREET HEIRESS'
OR,
A Fortune Dearly Bought
BY HARRY MORDAUNT,
AUTHOR OF IAN INNOCENT VICTIM" &c.

copyright August, 1857, by +. A. Methodist
Whence came the Hetheringtons, and what
was the source of their unbounded wealth
No one seemed to know. The most ridicu
lous reports regarding it were freely circu-
lated. 1t was said that Mr.. Hetherington had
discovered diamond mine on the coast of
Africa; that he was the owner of numberless
gold mines in California; that he had been
gambler on the Mississippi, where he had
amassed vast fortune. ALI these surmises
were far from the truth.
Charles Hetherington had been poor boy.
He was born in little country town in Mas
sachusetts. Being of restless disposition he
had gone out into the world to seek fortune,
and finally wen; to South America, wi here he
entered into business at Rio Janeiro, and by
hard work and successful ventures amassed
fortune While there he married an American
lady, and 10 years later he returned TO Boston.
year afterwards he lost his wife, and he
himself died shortly after by stroke of ap-
polexy
He left one daughter, who was quite young
at the lime of his death She was II years
old Her face was one of more than ordinary
beauty; her complexion fair as lily, her
eyes black and sparkling, and her features
regular as Grecian profile.
Her father died without making a will. At
ter his death the following singular lines were
found in his handwriting:
"Wy entire fortune goes to my daughter.
As she is minor, appoint my brother
Francis her guardian, and, that he may not
be tempted to take what does not belong to
him, leave him an allowance of $4,000 a
year until Marian marries or attans her
majority"
Marian was confided TO this brother, who
up to this time had been a bookkeeper for a
firm in the city of Worcester.
Francis Hetherington little, short,
thin, bilious-l looking individual. His rest
less gray eyes always had suspicious ex-
pression and his thin, tightly drawn lips gave
him an unpleasant look.
He came to Bost0n at once on learning Of
his brothers death, and entered upon his
duties as the young girls guardian.
At this time there was living in Boston
woman by the name of Sarah Farnham, in
whose society Francis passed great portion
of his time, and whom, according to public
gossip, he was about 10 marry.
She was large woman with regular fea-
lures, an energetic expression, and on the
whole was an attractive appearing person.
One morning Francis received letter from
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himself a,onca on3 urert mr. Fen Reacon
street, where he lived, to Pinckney street was
onIv sten There he fonnd sarah awaiting
him in her parlor.
sit down." she sand, 81 want to talk to
you seriously"
Hetherington obeyed, and then asked with
a visible anxiety;
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